Podcast appearances and mentions of John E Gibson

Claudio Rodriguez of Beisbol Japones joins Jim Allen and John E Gibson to discuss their predictions as they lay out arguments for how the Pacific League playoff race will unfold this season.

Claudio Rodriguez of Beisbol Japones joins Jim Allen and John E Gibson to discuss their predictions as they lay out arguments for how the Pacific League playoff race will unfold this season.

Claudio Rodriguez of Beisbol Japones joins Jim Allen and John E Gibson to examine the Central League teams from top to bottom and offer their predictions for the playoff race.

Claudio Rodriguez of Beisbol Japones joins Jim Allen and John E Gibson to examine the Central League teams from top to bottom and offer their predictions for the playoff race.

Guests Jason Coskrey, Claudio Rodriguez and Michael Westbay join Jim Allen and John E. Gibson to discuss the midway status of all 12 teams ahead of the All-Star break.

Guests Jason Coskrey, Claudio Rodriguez and Michael Westbay join Jim Allen and John E. Gibson to discuss the midway status of all 12 teams ahead of the All-Star break.

Former Yakult outfielder and current Swallows international scout Aaron Guiel; former L.A. Dodgers GM and COO of Field of Dreams Movie Site, among other projects, Dan Evans; former player, Fighters skipper and Texas Rangers manager Trey Hillman; writer Jim Allen form the panel, with John E. Gibson is the moderator, for our second panel discussion show!!

Former Yakult outfielder and current Swallows international scout Aaron Guiel; former L.A. Dodgers GM and COO of Field of Dreams Movie Site, among other projects, Dan Evans; former player, Fighters skipper and Texas Rangers manager Trey Hillman; writer Jim Allen form the panel, with John E. Gibson is the moderator, for our second panel discussion show!!

Nick Martinez of Nippon Ham is the featured guest, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen break his chat, discuss the complicated Fighters and their mixture of openers, short starters, lineup changes and roster moves, talk about the Pacific and Central leagues, keying on the spotlight on DeNA skipper Alex Ramirez, hit a couple of notes (Osera and Itohara), and handle some HighHeat.

Adam Jones of Orix is the featured guest, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen break down a chat with him, take a look at the Buffaloes and their series against the SoftBank Hawks, discuss the Pacific and Central leagues, particularly the surprising Yakult Swallows, and handle some HighHeat.

NPB veteran Stefen Romero of Rakuten is the guest, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen break down his interview, talk about Eagles, take a brief look at the series in the Pacific and Central leagues this past week, discuss the Jay Jackson arrest and handle some HighHeat.

Brandon Laird of Lotte is the guest, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen talk about a chat with the veteran NPB slugger and the Marines, then go through the other six-game series in the Pacific League this past week, look at the Central League, discuss the power trend in Japan at the No. 2 spot and hit a couple of notes, including A-Mart.

Versatile DeNA slugger Neftali Soto is the guest, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen talk about the BayStars and their powerful lineup, take a look at the Central League, discuss the bumbling Orix Buffaloes becoming the first NPB team to drop a scheduled six-game series, touch on the Zelous Wheel deal and then handle some HighHeat.

Chunichi Dragons outfielder Moises Sierra is the guest, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen talk about his spring training chat, take a look at each Opening Weekend series and then handle some HighHeat.

Lotte Marines reliever Frank Herrmann is the guest, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen unpack his frank interview, we bring in Jason Coskrey of the Japan Times for our NPB Preview Review ahead of Opening Day on Friday, Jim talks about the Oscar Colas situation and we handle some HighHeat.

Former Nippon Ham skipper Trey Hillman is the guest and John E. Gibson and Jim Allen unpack his in-depth interview, talk about the two Yomiuri Giants players who tested positive (then quickly negative) for COVID-19, the restart of practice games ahead of June 19’s Opening Day and review a couple of new rules before handling some HighHeat.

Former Nippon Ham and Hanshin outfielder Micah Franklin is the guest, John E. Gibson and Jim Allen talk about the firm date of June 19 as the new Opening Day, review last week’s panel discussion, look at some of the data on managers that Jim has competed for every year of NPB, hit one note and handle some HighHeat.

Special guests Marty Kuehnert, the history-making former Rakuten GM, Alonzo Powell, former Chunichi star player & current Dragons hitting coach, and Seibu top starter Zach Neal join John E. Gibson and Jim Allen for a panel discussion on player acquisition and development in NPB, best positions to produce managers and more.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen unpack an interview with former Lotte and Rakuten import Rick Short, we discuss the target date NPB has served up for Opening Day, talk about the impact of the coronavirus on the draft this year, hit the trivia question from last week and handle some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen chat after an interview with former Yokohama star Carlos Ponce, we look at a couple of notes and then tackle some fantastic HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen chat after a comprehensive interview with groundbreaking pitcher Carter Stewart Jr. of the SoftBank Hawks, we look at some of the activities teams are undertaking to connect with sports-starved, half-self-isolating fans and wrap things up by tackling some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with Jay Jackson of the Lotte Marines, we deliver the latest update about a possible Opening Day date for the season, news on the recoveries of Atsushi Kataoka and Masataka Nashida from the coronavirus and handle some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with single-season homer king Wladimir Coco Balentien of the Hawks, we take a quick look the possible schedule, talk about the Atsushi Kataoka’s announcement that the has coronavirus, and deal with some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a chat with BayStars reliever Spencer Patton, we look at the scheduling path to an NPB season, talk about the passing of Hall of Famer Junzo Sekine and give a brief tribute to Wayne Graczyk before handling some high-quality HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with former BayStars slugger Bobby Rose, we look at the NPB’s desire to have a 143-game season, talk about former NPB skipper Masataka Nashida being infected with the new coronavirus, hit on some of the ex-NPB players in the big leagues who are fleeing back to Japan and handle some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Hawks reliever Dennis Sarfate, we discuss Hanshin pitcher Shintaro Fujinami and two other Tigers being infected with the new coronavirus, chat about the possible schedule for the 2020 season and take a brief moment to acknowledge some friendly HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss a camp interview with former Yakult pitcher Tony Barnette, who is now a Swallows advisor & scout, talk about a few of the NPB practice limbo games, briefly look at Coach Guts and other assistants and handle some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with right-hander Zach Neal, Seibu Lions Opening Day starter to-be, and examine the delay to the start of the NPB season before Beisbol Japones guru Claudio Rodriguez, Lotte blogger Steve Novosel and Lions blogger Christian Gin appear as special guests to help us break down and predict the Pacific League from one through six.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with new Yakult Swallows reliever Matt Koch, look at some of the highlights from preseason games and handle some HighHeat before Hanshin Tigers blogger T-Ray joins Jason Coskrey as special guests to add insight as we try to predict the Central League finish top to bottom.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss chats with slugger Justin Bour of Hanshin and lefty Edwin Escobar of DeNA, we look at highlights from camps, honor legendary player and manager Katsuya Nomura, who recently died, and hit some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss interviews with former Yomiuri Giants slugger Warren Cromartie and former Hanshin Tigers and Giants southpaw Darrell May, offer up our personal highlights as camps open, briefly touch on the passing of former Dragons Hall of Fame player and skipper Morimichi Takagi handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with former Chunichi player and new Dragons hitting coach Alonzo Powell, chat about the Hall of Fame and Japan’s failure to select Tuffy Rhodes for induction, briefly hit on sign stealing in NPB as well as Shogo Akiyama's MLB jump to the Reds.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with former NPB pitcher Jeremy Powell, chat about Japan`s Hall of Fame, take a brief look at the player-transaction flurry this offseason and handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss interviews with former Hawks and Eagles pitcher Matt Skrmetta as well as former NPB slugger Jose “Mayo” Fernandez, we discuss player transactions, one note and handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson discuss an interview with former Fighters and Buffaloes infielder Bobby Scales, go through the MVPs, rookies and Best Niners, look at free-agent moves and handle some high-quality HighHeat from a new listener and an old friend of the show.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson unpack a short chat with former Chunichi and Orix slugger Matt Clark of the Mexican team, we discuss Samurai Japan winning the Premier12, break down the players who have announced their major moves (minus Shun Yamaguchi, whose news broke after recording), and briefly look at free-agent moves in NPB.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson take a brief look at the Samurai Japan warm-up games ahead of the Premier12, we discuss the major NPB awards, especially the MVPs, voice our displeasure regarding some of the lazy Gold Glove voting, & handle some HighHeat about the notion of the DH coming to the Central League.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson look at the 10th franchise title in the Japan Series for the SoftBank Hawks, discuss their 3-peat, the Yomiuri Giants and their lethargic performance in the four games, chat about the Sawamura Award that wasn’t, offer our season highlights and handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson look at the Japan Series matchup between the Yomiuri Giants and the SoftBank Hawks after first giving a quick recap Game 1, discuss the draft this past week, hit some notes and then handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson take a look at a quick chat with Rick van den Hurk of SoftBank, talk about the the Hawks and the Yomiuri Giants wiping out their respective opponents in the second round of the PL and CL Climax Series, the major league jump ahead for Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of the BayStars, and finish with some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson unpack a chat with Seibu wins leader Zach Neal (apologies for the poor sound quality!!), talk about the Lions, the first rounds of the PL and CL Climax Series, the sudden resignation of Carp skipper Koichi Ogata (Yakult’s Shingo Takatsu introduced and Nippon Ham’s Hideki Kuriyama sticks around), the passing of pitching legend Masaichi Kaneda and then handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson go over a chat with two-time CL homer king Netali Soto of Yokohama, talk about the BayStars, the Seibu Lions repeating in the PL, discuss the Climax Series matchups, the retirement of Shinnosuke Abe, the notion of Shingo Takatsu taking over as Yakult skipper and then handle some HighHeat.

Jim Allen and John E. Gibson unpack a chat with slugger Ernesto Mejia, look at the Lions, discuss the Central League-clinching Yomiuri Giants, the retirement of Hanshin star pitcher Randy Messenger, briefly hit on Rakuten skipper Yosuke Hiraishi and then handle some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Ruby de la Rosa of Yomiuri, we talk about the Giants, hit on the playoff races in the Pacific and Central leagues, look at the magic of magic numbers in the Wild Wild Westbay segment, briefly touch on Kodai Senga’s no-hitter and handle some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with (J-Rod) Joely Rodriguez of Chunichi, we talk about the Dragons, deliver our power rankings in the Mini Trax segment, look at the playoff races in the Pacific and Central leagues, introduce the Wild Wild Westbay numbers game, hit some notes (including Tetsuto Yamada and the 50K homer) and handle some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Mike Bolsinger of Lotte, we talk about the Marines, the playoff races in the Pacific and Central leagues, Yakult's Tetsuto Yamada and Munetaka Murakami’s achievements, the notion of Shogo Akiyama playing in the majors and more.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Johnny Barbato of Nippon Ham, we talk about the Fighters, the benches-clearing incident between the Lions and Buffaloes, Xavier Batista of the Carp getting popped for an NPB-banned substance and then finish with a HighHeat question from our buddy Claudio in Toronto.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Jabari Blash of Rakuten, we talk about some home run figures for the Lotte Marines, injuries and lineup changes for the BayStars and others, the notion of the electronic ump in NPB, we hit some notes and then finish with a HighHeat listener question.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Scott McGough of the Swallows, we talk about Yakult before going through our NPB power rankings in the Mini Trax segment, we touch on Yomiuri skipper Tatsunori Hara’s milestone victory, hit some notes (including the Loek van Mil passing) and handle some HighHeat.

John E. Gibson and Jim Allen discuss an interview with Tyler Eppler of the Buffaloes, we talk about Orix before looking at the races in the Pacific and Central leagues and touching briefly on the big story last week of high school fireballer Roki Sasaki being held out of a game to protect his arm/future.